Top 5 Windsor stories this week
The community of Tecumseh is in mourning following the death of an OPP officer, a 9-1-1 dispatcher found himself on the opposite side of a 9-1-1 call, Stellantis has not yet confirmed a new deal for Windsor’s EV battery plant, a Windsor police officer is facing an assault charge, and a family in Chatham is desperate to find their lost exotic pet.
Here’s a look at the top stories on ctvnewswindsor.ca this week.
OPP officer from Tecumseh mourned by hockey community
Det. Const. Steven Tourangeau was killed in a collision involving an unmarked cruiser and school bus on May 29, 2023. (OPP)Members of the Belle River hockey community say they are in ‘complete disbelief’ over the death of OPP officer with ties to the region.
Det. Const. Steven Tourangeau, who died near Woodstock, Ont., on Monday after being involved in an on-duty accident, was originally from Tecumseh.
“It's heartbreaking that we lose such such a good person,” childhood friend Evan Carrick told CTV News Tuesday. “He had honesty, integrity. He had loyalty.”
Tourangeau’s cruiser collided with an empty school bus on Oxford Road 22 and Highway 59 Monday morning.
Stellantis 'does not confirm' new Windsor EV battery plant deal
Stellantis and LG Energy Solution EV battery plant construction site in Windsor, Ont., on Monday, May 15, 2023. (Sijia Liu/CTV News Windsor)Stellantis does not confirm that a deal has been reached to secure the $5-billion NextStar EV battery plant in Windsor.
The company issued a statement on Thursday.
“Stellantis does not confirm what has been reported and to date has not received an official response from its previously sent letters,” said LouAnn Gosselin, head of communications for Stellantis.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford also made a comment about Stellantis while in Essex County on Thursday.
“Let’s all make sure we go to church twice on Sunday to make sure we get the Stellantis deal done,” said Ford.
911 dispatcher on lunch break identifies missing person, performs CPR on overdose victim the next day
Mike Hutchinson is a Windsor police 911 communicator who found a missing person and helped save a life in Windsor, Ont. Pictured on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Sanjay Maru/CTV News Windsor)Dispatchers are used to playing a pivotal role in saving people's lives over the phone.
But for one operator with the Windsor Police Service, he never expected to see two emergency situations play out right out in front of his eyes, putting him on the opposite side of a 911 call.
The first incident happened during a late-night shift on Sunday, May 28.
Michael Hutchinson, working in Windsor Police Headquarters as a dispatcher, took his lunch break around 3 a.m., before driving himself to the nearby Tim Hortons on Park Street East to grab a coffee.
That's when he recognized a man sitting next to his vehicle who "looked like he needed help." Something about that man looked familiar to Hutchinson.
Chatham family frantic to find their exotic pet
African serval cat named Simba. (Source: Stephanie Leipold)Sandy Webster has spent the most of this week driving around Chatham-Kent looking for her son’s 32-pound African Serval cat after it jumped through the screen door of her North Chatham home at 11 p.m. Sunday.
“I was in another part of the home when I heard a crash,” said Webster.
Her ordeal started when she discovered the damaged screen door and the two-year-old exotic pet missing.
Off-duty Windsor police officer charged with assault after Toronto incident
An off-duty Windsor police officer has been charged with assault following an altercation in Toronto.
Police say the incident took place on April 30, when the officer was off-duty and was charged by the Toronto Police Service following an investigation.
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Kinew says federal role in landfill search wasn't part of conversation with PM
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Canada-India tensions: How we got here and what's at stake
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Health-care workers picket outside U.S. hospitals in multiple states, kicking off 3-day strike
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Premier Wab Kinew: From rapper to reporter to Manitoba's top political office
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Rideau Hall apologizes for honouring Nazi veteran, Trudeau 'carefully' considering unsealing records
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Kitchener
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Paris, Ont. family says vehicle stolen using key fob copying technology
A family in Paris, Ont. is without a vehicle after they woke up Tuesday morning to find it was no longer parked in the driveway.
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Two people arrested for alleged carjacking at Conestoga Mall
Waterloo regional police say two males have been arrested in connection to an alleged carjacking at Conestoga Mall.
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Park users question continued closure of Roos Island
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London
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'I am a white nationalist': accused in fatal truck attack in London penned his own manifesto
Nathaniel Veltman, 22, is on trial for four counts of terrorism-motivated first-degree murder and one count of terrorism-motivated attempted murder.
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'Don’t foresee large mandatory restrictions': MLHU provides fall preview with increasing COVID cases
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73 year old from London dies in single-vehicle crash
A 73-year-old individual from London has died after a single-vehicle crash in Middlesex Centre on Wednesday morning.
Barrie
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WITH VIDEOWITH VIDEO Suspects wanted for pouring gasoline on driveway and damaging cars at Barrie home
Police in Barrie are investigating after two suspects allegedly damaged cars, spray-painted private property and attempted to set a fire at a residence.
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Woman says 'system failed' her family in Collingwood man's murder case
Jamie-Lynn Brennan left the Barrie courthouse frustrated on Wednesday, accusing the police of not doing enough to prevent the death of her uncle despite her multiple calls for help.
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OPP launches suspicious death investigation after woman's body is found inside Fenelon Falls home
Police in the Town of Fenelon Falls are investigating a "suspicious death" after they say a woman's body was found inside a home on Monday.
Northern Ontario
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Historic Manitoulin Island ferry being towed away for recycling
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Timmins police investigating fatal parking lot explosion
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Here's how much it costs to raise children in Canada, according to new statistics
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Ottawa
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Ontario 'asking questions' about Ottawa clinic charging membership fee, health minister says
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Condo sales drop in Ottawa
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Ottawa school bus authority appoints interim operations manager
The organization that oversees school bus service for tens of thousands of students in Ottawa has appointed an interim manager, as the Ontario NDP call on the Ontario government to expedite the approval of medical reports for potential bus drivers to fill the driver shortage in Ottawa.
Toronto
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Toronto Blue Jays eliminated from playoffs
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SZA postpones Toronto concert minutes before doors open due to illness
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Memo leaked by NDP shows Ontario government knew urban boundary changes were contentious
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Montreal
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Quebec police arrest 4 students after video shows teen repeatedly hit in the face
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13 charged after investigation into 'grandparent scam' targeting seniors in the U.S.
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Atlantic
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How tropical storm Philippe will impact the Maritimes on Thanksgiving weekend
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‘This is an abuse of power’: Saint John councillors say suspensions due to support of striking city employees
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Cost of groceries puts damper on Thanksgiving
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Winnipeg
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What Wab Kinew has planned for health-care, homelessness and the landfill search
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Manitoba Tory cabinet minister denounces right-wing pivot in election campaign
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Storms, firewall issues cause Manitoba election day delays
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Calgary
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'Bear attack bad': Alberta couple identified as pair killed in grizzly attack
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Lethbridge police investigate alleged sexual assault involving high school football players
Police are investigating an alleged sexual assault involving a 16-year-old student at a Lethbridge high school.
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'It was chaos': Violent fight on board CTrain forces passengers into Calgary LRT tunnel
A CTrain was forced to stop in the middle of a tunnel in downtown Calgary following an assault Tuesday night.
Edmonton
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Caught on camera: Edmonton restaurant worker robbed at gunpoint
Police in Edmonton asked for help Wednesday to identify a man who robbed a restaurant with a silver handgun six months earlier.
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City expects Edmonton homeless population to have 'sufficient shelter' spaces for upcoming winter
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Edmonton considering compensating businesses constricted by construction following tight vote
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Vancouver
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'Well done, Rick. We love you': Fallen B.C. RCMP officer remembered at regimental funeral
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'We can not continue to just warehouse our seniors in shelters': Growing homeless crisis sees more seniors with nowhere to live
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460-room hotel proposed for Vancouver's Granville Street amid hotel-room shortage
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